A client has a lot of retail MS software installed on their computer in their corporate office and around the country. The IT person literally has an entire bookcase (not shelf, entire case) almost ...

I've always wondered this ... OEM licensing for Microsoft software is often cheaper than volume licensing. So why do people use volume licensing for Office or Windows ...

While public availability of Office 2013 and its various components are a few months from delivery for the general public, those with volume license agreements can get them. Microsoft's announcement ...

Microsoft Corp. continues to tweak its volume-licensing programs to make it easier for business customers to purchase the company’s software in bulk. In a related move, last week Microsoft said it is ...

Starting with the release of Vista and "Longhorn" Windows server next year, customers will be required to register their volume license keys (VLK) with Microsoft within 30 days of acquisition and ...

Microsoft has pushed out the final, released-to-manufacturing (RTM) bits of Office 2013 and the complementary 2013 servers (Exchange 2013, SharePoint 2013 and Lync 2013) to volume license customers ...

Microsoft announced Volume Licensing program changes Tuesday that supposedly simplify matters for IT shops, as well as hosting providers. Most of the changes are described in a Microsoft-produced Q&A ...

Microsoft Corp. is finalizing changes to its enterprise volume licensing contracts that are expected to provide the company with more revenues -- and customers with more "incentives" to upgrade.

The new cold-server backup coverage boosts benefits of the company's Software Assurance program, which has been criticized for offering too little to justify its cost. During her years at CNET News, ...

There's an easy -- and completely legitimate -- way to work the system and qualify for volume licensing for only $28 Most people think of Microsoft volume licenses as the province of big companies — ...